Gaddafi supporters poured into Tripoli's Green Square as the Libyan leader made an inflammatory televised speech lasting over an hour. In it he refused to step down and vowed to crush the revol, threatening to cleanse the country, house by house, unless the protesters surrendered. Swathed in brown robes, Gaddafi seethed with anger at the challenge to his authority. "I cannot in any way betray dedication to the revolution. I will die a martyr. I have not authorised the use of live ammunition but when I do give the order everything will be destroyed."
Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, has made his first appearance since being ordered to stand trial over allegations he paid for sex with an underage girl, nicknamed Ruby the Heart Stealer. Despite coming under mounting pressure over the scandals, the premier told journalists on Wednesday that he was not worried about the prosecution, and vowed to stay in office. Sonia Gallego reports.
In the Jordanian capital Amman, thousands flocked to the Egyptian embassy to celebrate the end of the rule of Hosni Mubarak, a scene replicated across the Arab world. Recent protests have piled pressure on the monarchy of King Abdullah, with the government announcing 166 million euros worth of price cuts on fuel and staples and wage rises for civil servants and the army
Egypt is under military rule following the resignation of president Hosni Mubarak overnight which saw celebrations sweep across Egypt and the world. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces effectively sealed the fate of the leader yesterday when it issued a statement broadcast on state television that it was taking measures to support the legitimate demands of the people. Eighteen days of protests instantly turned to celebration when vice president Omar Suleiman announced the resignation on national television. Opposition figures including Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei and Ayman Nour praised Mr Mubarak's departure, as did the hitherto banned Muslim Brotherhood. Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, 75, will sack the cabinet, suspend parliament and co-opt judges from the Supreme Court to rewrite the constitution in what some are calling a coup by consensus.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak refuses to stand down. In a live televised address he vowed to stay in office until September, and will not bow to what he said was 'foreign pressure'.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak refuses to stand down. In a live televised address he vowed to stay in office until September, and will not bow to what he said was 'foreign pressure'.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is to face an immediate trial on charges of paying for sex with a minor and abusing his power to obtain her release from police custody. Prosecutors have requested the trial as they believe they have already have enough evidence to avoid preliminary hearings. A judge now has several days to decide if a trial goes ahead, following which the process could begin in two months. But the teflon tycoon denies any wrongdoing, and the latest poll suggests he still has the backing of 34 percent of the electorate.
Bond was denied for a South Carolina mother charged in the death of her baby son. Meanwhile, an attorney said the mother of the baby, Amber Bracci, hit the baby because she thought the young boy was 'possessed.
Thailand - Cambodia :Battle rages over Hindu temple on Thai-Cambodian border Thai and Cambodian troops clashed for a fourth day Monday over a disputed border area surrounding a 900-year-old Khmer temple, which both sides claim as their own. Thai nationalists are calling on their government to "reclaim" the area.
The United States on Friday gave its strongest hint yet that it wants Hosni Mubarak to resign now. Speaking at a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, President Barack Obama suggested Mubarak should go sooner rather than later. "He needs to listen to what is being voiced by the Egyptian people, and make a judgment about a pathway forward that is orderly, but that is meaningful and serious," Obama told reporters in Washington D.C. "It's also clear that there needs to be a transition process that begins now," he added.